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Samsung Introduces 12.2" Galaxy Tablets Ahead of Rumored iPad Pro Introduction
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I love my iPad 4 dearly, and rarely go anywhere without it. But I certainly understand one's interest in a 12" Note. Artists will have a large canvas in which they can harness the power of the S Pen's precision and palm rejection. An engineer or architect would love it for the same, aforementioned reasons. Business professionals and doctors who value every pixel of screen real estate will jump all over this thing. Bigger screen means more information can be displayed IF a developer utilizes it and doesn't just blow up their existing software to fit the now bigger display. In-house developers on the other hand, would build their software from scratch, which is what many companies, hospitals, etc. have. I dunno. Kinda cool but you can keep it, thanks. 
Plot Twist:
There is no iPad Pro planned.
You've all been drooling over rumors for what was actually this Samsung tablet the entire time.
There is no iPad Pro planned.
You've all been drooling over rumors for what was actually this Samsung tablet the entire time.
It multi tasks, so that definitely wasn't copied from Apple.
I wish Apple did copy Samsung in this case
I'm afraid they'll stick with their simple one-task large-iPod touch iOS and refuse to implement windowed multitasking.----------
And Wacom, and windowed multitasking, if possible...
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In addition to Wacom, also add windowed multitasking, which is also innovative and not present in iOS.
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But they do! They've changed the colors and icons in iOS7!
/sarcasm
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It'd indeed be- with an additional x86 CPU, OS X, 4k screen, Wacom and all-around high-end specs. I'd be the first to purchase it.
I'm multitasking on 3 apps right now on iOS. No sure what your talking about.
That's up to 4 apps on display at the same time. Not one app on display and others running in the background. Even if iOS had that built in there is not enough ram on any iDevice to make it possible. Exactly why this tablet has 3 gigs of ram.
The phone optimized apps works to Samsung's advantage when it comes to multi window.
Despite all the hate, Samsung makes pretty good products, just not as good as Apple IMO. But I have to say, 4 apps at once? When I saw how the surface could snap and run two apps at the same time, I thought that's what I was waiting for but now this! The possibilites are endless, this makes the device a big player when it comes to work productivity. This the closest to a true laptop replacement. iPad is great for doing one thing, but when I create a document for instance, I go to my mac. I flip between the internet, word processor, and iMessage. Will definitely buy an iPad Pro if I can do all this on the screen at once. It would also mean my portable device is so powerful I can go for that long sought after iMac
Looks like a good tablet, I guess.
The best thing is, now there's a 12 inch tablet in the wild, Android fanboys won't be able to insult the size of the iPad Pro.
The best thing is, now there's a 12 inch tablet in the wild, Android fanboys won't be able to insult the size of the iPad Pro.
...and that's exactly what counts! The public perception is key to Sales and if Samsung should manage to grab the "innovation crown" from Apple in public perception, then Apple is in for a lot of trouble!
Galaxy Gear smart watch is a very good example of why rushing to market just to get there before a competitor can be a very bad strategy.
I find comments like this to be hilarious - funny the poster makes NO mention that Apple has chosen NOT to optimize iOS 7 for their iPad line - now that's what I call useless.
As others have mentioned, Not exactly a far stretch to think Samsung would come out with something in this size.
Considering they are also competing with other Android Manufacturers, as well as Microsoft, it is a size segment that people have been asking for. Would be curious how much Samsung knows about Apple's future products, by being a component supplier for chips and displays themselves.
While it is limited, iOS has had "true multitasking" since day #1 with regards to some limited functions.
Considering they are also competing with other Android Manufacturers, as well as Microsoft, it is a size segment that people have been asking for. Would be curious how much Samsung knows about Apple's future products, by being a component supplier for chips and displays themselves.
While it is limited, iOS has had "true multitasking" since day #1 with regards to some limited functions.
I can see a use for it (running mobile versions of productivity apps like photoshop which would benefit from more screen estate), but right now, the problem is there is no software which optimises the use of such a large screen or all those killer specs.
And the problem is that unless the 12.2" Tab can somehow reach critical mass, developers simply aren't going to bother creating touch-optimised versions of power apps that uses those specs.
So basically all you can do is to run Facebook, twitter side by side while surfing the web with a video playing above (and which you are probably not paying attention to anyways?)!
Except at some point (and it may already be happening) the public will get sick of Samsung 24/7. Samsung has tried very hard and spent a lot of money to cultivate a brand but flooding the market with every product under the sun just dilutes the brand IMO.
Why? At least people do have something to choose from. Wacom support and large screen? You have it. Wacom + smaller screen? You have it. No need for Wacom for a lesser price? You have it.
What about Apple? Two sizes, no Wacom, no other variables.
Apple copycats...REALLY...where can I buy a 12" Apple iPad - I just looked in the store this morning and didn't see one - spiking the Apple juice this early in the morning - fanboyz are are downright funny!
The ipad 1 is 1.6 lbs. bigger size means more weight.
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People want the bigger tablets. I sure do.
Actually apple is giveing an idea, samsung creates it, and apple is copying it and makes it even worster, go go samsung...
There is a lot of corporate espionage. Spies all over the place. I bet Sammy knows just about everything Apple is going to do and since Sammy is not just a leader in tech they are also a leader in tech manufacturing.
So how hard would have it been for Samsung to make a large a** note?
It's a cake walk!
And how much you want to bet Samsung makes generic large screen tablets for other folks to pimp this year. LOL!
So how hard would have it been for Samsung to make a large a** note?
It's a cake walk!
And how much you want to bet Samsung makes generic large screen tablets for other folks to pimp this year. LOL!
OK, provided that we can agree that if the iPad Pro turns out to feature split-screen multi-tasking and a proper 'Wacom style' inductive, pressure-sensitive stylus - just like the existing Galaxy Note phablets and tablets - that the same is true of Apple.
(And if any iPad Pro doesn't come with a decent stylus and a 'pro' version of iOS then forget it).
Ditto if the rumors of a large-screen iPhone turn out to be true.
Then of course there's the new notification and control bars in iOS 7 which Samsung (not sure if they were a generic Android feature) users may find oddly familiar
Not that I'm suggesting that the earlier Galaxy phones and tablets - and Android's sudden transformation from keyboard/trackball to touch - didn't borrow from the iPhone - but that's how technology evolves in anything vaguely approximating a free market.
As for the big tablets - (be they Samsung or Apple) - I think that there's a niche for graphics work (hence the need for a decent stylus) and I'm actually working with a project using stylus technology for doing school math on tablets (for which the new Samsung might be perfect - but its still a niche).
However, the sticking point is the need for a keyboard for serious office/productivity work. 12" is still a bit small to fit a decent on-screen keyboard without wasting most of the screen (although I'm glad to see that the new Samsung has a 16:10 screen - using the 16:9 Note 10.1 in landscape mode with an on-screen keyboard is a joke). IMHO as soon as you couple a tablet with a physical keyboard, the tablet ergonomics go out the window and you're better off with a laptop + mouse.
So really, with a 12" tablet, don't think of it as a tablet, more as a cheaper way to get that Wacom Cintiq (http://uk.shop.wacom.eu/products/ci...Shopping-Ads&gclid=COvF0fye7LsCFYkBwwodCGIAMw) you've been drooling over...